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Up to Date to Dec. 19

Here is what we have been doing the last week or so-- please let me know if you have to make up anything in class:
Of Mice and Men Unit
Chapter Five Quiz
Final Quiz: See Mrs. Eddy
Analysis paragraph: final copy
Book Trailer: Create a 30 - 60 second video trailer for the book you read outside of class and show it in class using the technology available.
Book versus Movie Notes

Practicing the Form: Analysis Essay

We are working on getting the format of analysis writing down to a science, if you will. Here is the lecture that we took notes on today:
Five Things to Remember
Tomorrow (Friday) we will write a second draft of our paragraphs and then work in pairs to critique and revise the second draft-- and make it perfect to turn in!
Partner Revision and Edit Exercise 
Read chapter three by tomorrow-- no extra reading for the weekend because you have to finish your personal choice books by Monday-- have a great weekend!
Mrs. E

Beginning "Of Mice and Men"

Here are the activities from Monday and Tuesday:
Monday Instructions
Monday-- Poem (paraphrase each Stanza
Tuesday Instructions
Analysis paragraph Instructions
Reading Assignment: Read through Chapter Two by Wednesday and chapter Three by Thursday
TUESDAY: BRING IN A QUOTATION YOU FIND AMAZING OR ASTOUNDING OR INTERESTING OR COMPELLING TO SHARE IN CLASS.

Movie Time!

Here is the writing assignment for the movie PLEASE make sure you are here tomorrow for book choices-- thanks!
Mrs. E

Final Exam

We will write an in-class essay for the final. Here is the assignment so that you will have time to think about it before hand-- test is tomorrow, November 18th, during class only. Thanks!
Mrs. E

THE END !

Promises of love and peace and happily-ever-after are in the air, but we'll see if it all pans out. Please:
Finish the book over the weekend! Thanks!
Here are the recent assignments-- we will work some more on the theme tracking sheet next week.
Vocabulary Poem Assignment
Poem to compare with the text and theme tracking lesson
Theme tracking sheet

Romance and The Scarlet Letter

We took a lot of notes on theme topics and romantic elements in class on Friday-- PLEASE get the notes from someone-- here is the outline only:

CORNELL NOTES:
Topic: Romanticism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Essential Question: How does Hawthorne use romantic literary elements to develop themes in The Scarlet Letter?

Note headings:
1. Theme Topics--each class did a huge brainstorm here of theme topics (subjects related to the human condition) we have seen pop up so far in the text. PLEASE GET THE NOTES!
           Choose one of the topics and write for three minutes about where you see this topic showing up in the text through character, setting, plot, or the author's commentary/

2. Romantic Elements-- (We mentioned just the one below one and reminded ourselves to watch out for them as we read this weekend)
                              Sympathetic Nature (the natural world seems interested in interacting with human life): Example: The rose bush outside the prison door in the first chapter. Read the last paragraph of chapter one for evidence-- but the author suggests that this beautiful bush might have grown in honor of a brave and innocent woman who was once imprisoned here, and also suggests that The fragrant blooms might ease Hester's pain a little as well as ours, as readers because the story dwells on "human frailty and sorrow."

READING ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 8 and 9 by Monday: The Elf Child and the Minister and The Leech.

Great days of Grammar on Wednesday and Thursday

We worked quite a bit with expanding sentences to make them more interesting, if not greater-- we will continue to focus on how grammar works-- only to discover how we can make it work for us!
Grammar exercises below

10/23/2014 Please Fix This

Write a letter to the principal requesting that one of the rules in the Student Handbook be changed in some way.  Be reasonable and convincing!

Grammar Search: 10/23/2014

Go through the journal writes you have in your folder and “find” a three or four word sentence that you can extract. You may have to take an excerpt from one of your longer, more elegant sentences, and you will, for sure, have to take it out of context.  Please be sure that you have a complete sentence, then copy it onto a half-sheet of paper with your name on it.

Pass your half-sheet around your table. Each person should add 1-3 words and re-write your sentence.  Make sure that you have a complete and correct sentence at the end of EVERY addition. Thanks!

 EXAMPLE:

Take an excerpt.

Take an excerpt from your dreams.

Open up and take an excerpt from your dreams.

Love life again, my friend, open up and take an excerpt from your dreams.

Read Chapter Seven: The Governor’s House

More and more shame!

Here is what we did today in class:
October 20
and the homework: DUE Oct. 21, beginning of class. thanks! Mrs. E

For Shame!

Whether shame is a healthy thing is one of the major themes in this text. Here is the reading and work so far:
chapters one and two: Questions
FOR MONDAY: 
Read Chapter Three--The Recognition:

Write a short paragraph in answer to this question:

What do you think of Hester’s decision not to reveal the man’s name—use an example from literature or life to explain your position.

Passed back the Final from S-5

If you haven't taken the final exam for Slaughterhouse Five, please let me know right away. Meanwhile, we are moving quickly toward the Scarlet Letter. Tomorrow we will pick up the books even though it is a crazy short day due to PSAT tests.  Here is some stuff we have done in class:
October 14th

Busy Week!

We finished Slaughterhouse Five and took the test last Friday
Your Playlist Project is due on Thursday, October 16th
we started talking about and experiencing Romantic Art and Literature-- here is the vocabulary of literary periods, the romanticism lecture and the Cornell notes you NEED to take on the lecture-- Read the whole lecture and vocabulary section and get the notes from a friend.
we will start The Scarlet Letter On Tuesday, so be sure and bring your copy of Slaughterhouse Five to return.  Have a great four days off!
Mrs. E

Feel the Rhythm

Limericks for all!
Here is the lesson from today, which includes the homework assignment.
Here are the Limerick instructions, and the Link you need to turn your poem (limerick) in.
Happy reading and writing!
Mrs. E

Starting C-5 of S-5

We are working on our reading logs in class-- you should have  finished the one from Chapter Four in class today and start reading Chapter Five tonight-- this is the longest chapter, so read about 20 pages in by Wednesday.
We had a reading quiz on Monday if you were absent.

Read on!

We worked on our first reading log entry (for Chapter Two) today in class..
Please READ CHAPTER THREE BY MONDAY AND FINISH CHAPTER FOUR BY TUESDAY:)
Journal write: use the OPTIC method to examine this painting and come to a conclusion about its possible meaning:
9/19/2014: DALI

Title: The Persistence of Memory

Quiz Today: Read for Tomorrow

Wednesday: today we took our first reading quiz and assigned a reading portion based on our class assessment of reading speed. We miscalculated first period, so they will get a bit ahead-- that is fine!
READING FOR TONIGHT:
P.1: finish Chapter Two
P.2: Read to page 40
P.3: Read to page 43
We will start our reading logs tomorrow: here is a link to the document: S-5 Reading Log
Enjoy this crazy story! Mrs. E

Owl Creek Structure Themes

We got through most of the Owl Creek questions (see yesterday) today and will have a quiz on Chapter One of Slaughterhouse Five tomorrow.

Monday: Start the book!

We talked a lot about story structure and what it might mean about theme today-- please review the notes of you were absent.
READ CHAPTER ONE OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE BY TOMORROW, Tuesday, September 16th
Monday Lesson/Journal Write
Owl Creek Bridge Questions (We will do these in class on Tuesday the 16th)

Reading/Writing Pre-test

Last week we read some cool images and thought about what they might mean, and this week we are going to read some amazing essays by well-known authors to see what they have to say. We are also going to write our own essay-- yes!

There are a lot of steps in-between, but by Friday we will have the final draft of our original essay to turn in. Below are links to the documents we used in class-- for the sample essays themselves, you need to see me.  Thanks!
Pre-test and directions
Essay evaluation sheet

Here we go!

WELCOME BACK!

Syllabus

Supplies: Writing Folder-- any three-pronged folder with about 20 pieces of binder paper in it (see image).

This page is the place to check in if you have missed a day, lost a handout, forgotten your notes, or just want to check in and make sure you have everything done. I will do my best to update twice a week, and I really appreciate it if you let me know right away if a link is not working or you have other troubles navigating this site. You or your parents can sign up to follow the site so that you will know when a new post is available. Please check in here before you email me about missing class or ask about missing work--thanks!

 Email me: eddy_christina@salkeiz.k12.or.usWelcome 

Poetry about Macbeth and ME!

Write two poems based on the "I AM" pattern.
One poem should be about yourself, whether you decide to make it serious, funny, dark, or sill- whatever.  the second poem must be you writing as a character from Macbeth.  You can be anyone from Lady Macbeth to the "Second Witch" or lady Macduff-- have fun with this and show your knowledge of the characters in Macbeth!
I AM Poem Pattern with Macbeth example.

On to Act 4

Wed, Thursday, Friday, May 28-10

1- Finish the assignment (partners) for writing the analysis paragraph about blood in Act III--
2- Quiz on Act III
3-Watch lots of amazing versions of Act IV, scene 1
4- With a group of four-- read the scene aloud
5- Write a proposal for staging it: time period, setting, costumes, all of it, and turn it in to MRs. Eddy-- One paper per group.

Macbeth Going Nuts?

Here are some assignments we have done/started so far.
We are done reading Act III by the end of class Friday, May 23rd. NO HOMEWORK UNLESS YOU WERE ABSENT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO FINISH YOUR SEMESTER PROJECT!

Act One Quiz: come and see me if you missed it.
Act II Metaphor Analysis paragraph with 3-T Chart
TIME article on Ambition to read
Writing Assignment from TIME article

Act III we are reading as partners and in a dual version (see assignment below) To get a copy of a "dual version" at home, just go to "No Fear Shakespeare" and find Act III of Macbeth.REad the original language and then the "modern" version for more understanding.
Act III Partner Assignment

Have a great weekend and work on your projects!
Mrs. E

There to meet with Macbeth!

First, a reminder that you should have your rough draft of the semester project finished by now-- in class I asked students to write a paragraph that explains what they have completed, what is left to do, and EXACTLY when it will be finished.  If you were absent, please write about your progress on the project and bring it to me on Monday.

Macbeth Stuff:

We got throughout he third scene in Act I today-- learned something about the power/non-power of witches and heard them give some old news and some pretty prodigious prophecies to both Macbeth and Banquo, our war heroes. Class members split up into groups of five in order to
1- choose a setting/time period for the staging/performance of this scene
2- split up the parts
3- begin to practice and memorize the lines
4- prepare for an amazing performance at the end of next week
Performance: Act I, scene 3 of Macbeth. Many students were interested in creating a video of their performance like the example that we watched on youtube, but that is not required.  We will perform on Friday of next week-- May 9th, and classroom performance is the goal.  If your group does create a video, you can show it then.
Grading: I will grade the performances for correct usage of Shakespeare's language, understanding and communication of the meaning of the words, and yes, CREATIVITY! Have fun with this-- witches dancing onstage and grown men changing from loyal warriors to stunned silence and possible plotters of royal murders is fun stuff! I will give time in class for your groups to meet and rehearse.
See you on Monday!
Mrs. E

This Week in the Text

Here is the assignment that will occupy the rest of the week and possibly hold-over into next week:
Three Chapters as One Piece of Text
I will hand out the paper you need for the last part later this week.  In class we will read and take notes/create questions/write down passages of text-- and, of course discuss these things.

First Week of April

Here we are-- back from break and running hard!
Here's what we've been up to this week:


Tuesday
Wednesday
Quiz
Thursday
Friday is an organized discussion based on the notes you take Thursday-- Don';t forget them!
Mrs. Eddy

Break it!

I hope you have a wonderful Spring Break and enjoy every minute of it! Reminders:

Think about and work on your semester project, but there are no other assignments for the break time-- Scrapbook requirements

The Things They Carried

These Writing Tasks Should be DONE:
If you were absent on the day we did them in class, you can bring them in on the first day you return from Spring Break, but no more extensions, at all, absolutely, we need to move on.
Writing for "Rainy River"
Critical Read/Writing for "The Things They Carried"
Writing for "How to Tell a True War Story"
Have a blast!
Mrs. Eddy

Lots of Stuff to do!

We started The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien, this week, and we got a schedule ready for the semester project Here are some useful links:
Semester Project Pieces and Deadlines Check out all these dates and write them somewhere where you will not forget!
Literary Scrapbook Option
Project Proposal - DUE MONDAY
Critical Reading practice and writing assignment: First chapter of TTTC
Second Write: "Rainy River" chapter
Homework: Finish reading through "Rainy River" ( through page 61) by Monday.

Cuckoo Final Tasks

Well,
Here is the lowdown on the final learning tasks for this text:
Group Discussion/Lesson on Tragedy as a literary term-- did this in class on Friday.
Final Essay Assignment-- started Friday-- check the link for due dates
Graphic Organizers-- GOBS of graphic organizers you can use if you want to for an outline
Character Chart-- should be finished--use for the essay and discussion-- turn in later.
Vocabulary-- finish by the end of class on Tuesday-- we go to computers on Monday and Tuesday

Please don't worry about the semester project we talked about yesterday, but be sure just to THINK about it-- look at magazines and books and see what it is you might like to read (literary scrapbook project) or to write (publish a book).

Things to remember/finish

Finish the book by the time class starts on Thursday, Feb. 27th.
Finish your character chart by Friday, Feb. 28th
Final Reading test on Friday, Feb. 28th.
Vocabulary Assignment due: Next week-- stay tuned for exact day.

Busy Week-- Lots of Cuckoo!

Reading: Please finish with Part Three by Monday, Feb., 24th.
Writing about The Lobotomist-- due Feb. 19th
Reading Quiz #1-- due Feb. 20th
IN class thinking/writing with POEM from Feb. 20th work
Reading Quiz #2-- see Mrs. Eddy if you missed this quiz (given on Friday, Feb. 21st)
Vocabulary-- due after we finish the book next week-- probably by Friday, but maybe extended to Monday.
Permission to View the Film: I will hand out permission slips next week in the hopes that we will have time to see the film-- made right here is Salem!
See you on Monday

Reciting done--time to read!

Please be sure to read tonight-- to page 40 in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey.
Tomorrow we will discuss things/quiz a bit/ start working with vocabulary and get the scoop on current events at Oregon State Hospital. Oh-- don't forget we need to talk about our unreliable narrator and what that means about everything!
See you Wednesday!
Mrs. E

Ready to Recite?

Thursday and Friday we worked on paraphrasing and analyzing the theme of our poems so that we go into he memorization process with an idea of the message that our poem is trying to send.
We worked on "The Brain is Wider Than the Sky" by Emily Dickinson in class. Friday we spent a lot of time using the same process on our own poems: paraphrase/write analysis sentences-- (TURN THESE IN). Then: MEMORIZE!
We will start recitations on Wednesday-- we can get through everyone in one class period, I think.  Can't wait!
NOTE: We will check out our new text, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,  by Ken Kesey, on Monday.

New Semester!

We are off to the races and studying poetry-- how good does it get?
Here is the assignment that will help you select a poem to memorize and recite for class-- If you want to compete in the Poetry Out Loud contest on February 11th, 2014, at 3:30, right here at West Salem High School in the auditorium, you will have to memorize two poems.
POL Poetry Search Assignment

We also worked on a very short, short poem to explore the possibilities of metaphor to make the language move: Examples
                       Lesson

We will turn in the poem during class on Wednesday while we are working on interpreting and memorizing our poems--Fun times ahead, too!
Mrs. E

Gatsby While you Write

Be sure to keep up with the reading schedule, reading log and vocabulary assignment-- quick quiz coming up on Friday to make sure you are on track--
Meanwhile, we are working on our state writing samples in class--- fun stuff and a great way to show what you can do on the page.

Welcome Back!

Here's how we started the week--
Mice and Men And Themes
Mice and Men character Poetry Example
Found Poem Assignemnt

Here's where we're headed later this week when we start reading The Great Gatsby
Gatsby Assignment